Ali Bagautinov


Ali Shamilevich Bagautinov is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Combat Sambo career

After years of competing in wrestling and sambo, Bagautinov became a world Combat Sambo champion in Minsk.
At the FIAS 2012 World Sambo Championships, Bagautinov defeated Belarusian Novitski Vladislav via decision in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Bagautinov defeated Kyrgyzian Razykov Alibek via TKO at 2:19 of the first round. In the tournament final, Bagautinov defeated Kazakh Asset Sagyndykov via armbar submission at 0:35 of the first round.
Bagautinov was stripped of all FIAS awards and suspended from competition for two years after testing positive for methylhexanamine.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bagautinov made his professional MMA debut in December 2009. He is a veteran of the Russian MMA promotion Fight Nights, where he compiled a record of 8–1. In 2013, Bagautinov was listed as one of the top flyweight prospects in all of MMA.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

It was announced in June 2013 that Bagautinov had signed a five-fight deal with the UFC.
In his UFC debut, Bagautinov faced Marcos Vinicius on September 4, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 28. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Bagautinov won the fight via TKO in the third round.
In his second fight for the promotion, Bagautinov fought Tim Elliott on November 16, 2013, at UFC 167. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.
Bagautinov fought John Lineker on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.
Bagautinov faced Demetrious Johnson on June 14, 2014, at UFC 174 for the Flyweight Championship. Bagautinov lost the fight via unanimous decision. Subsequent to his loss, on July 10, the British Columbia Athletic Commission announced that Bagautinov tested positive for erythropoietin prior to the title fight. In response, the BCAC has suspended him from mixed martial arts competition for one year.
Bagautinov's first fight after serving his suspension was against Joseph Benavidez on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192. Bagautinov lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Bagautinov next faced Geane Herrera on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.
Bagautinov was expected to face Kyoji Horiguchi on October 15, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 97. However, the promotion announced on October 6 that they had cancelled the event entirely. In turn, the pairing was quickly rescheduled and took place on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
It was announced on January 17, 2017, that Bagautinov had chosen not to renew his contract with the UFC.

Post-UFC career

As the first bout after the UFC, Bagautinov headlined Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov against Tyson Nam on April 27, 2017. He lost the bout via knockout in the third round.
He then faced Pedro Nobre at Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre on June 30, 2017. He won the fight via second-round submission.
On September 23, 2018, Bagautinov faced Denis Oliveira Fontes Araujo at Battle of Volga 6 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Brave Combat Federation

Bagautinov made his promotional debut in the Brave CF against Oleg at Brave CF 46 on January 16, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision and subsequently joined Brave CF Flyweight tournament.
His first bout in the Flyweight tournament was a Quarter-final bout against fellow UFC veteran Dustin Ortiz on April 1, 2021, at Brave CF 50. He won a competitive bout via unanimous decision.
Bagautinov was scheduled to face José Torres in the Semi-final of the Flyweight tournament at Brave CF 55 on November 6, 2021. However due to difficulties making weight, Torres pulled out and was replaced by Sean Santella. He won the bout in the first round via ground and pound after defending successfully Santella's takedown attempt. After the end of the contract with BraveFC he announced his retirement.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Sambo

  • World Sambo Federation
  • *World Combat Sambo Champion
  • *Europe Combat Sambo Champion
  • Combat Sambo Federation of Russia
  • *Russian National Combat Sambo Champion
  • *Moscow Combat Sambo Champion
  • *Dagestan Combat Sambo Champion
  • *Moscow Combat Sambo Cup Champion

Pankration

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

  • Russian Federation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  • *Russian National Brazilian jiu-jitsu Champion

Wrestling

  • Russian Wrestling Federation
  • *Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Master Rank Tournament Runner-up
  • *Dagestan Freestyle Wrestling District Tournament Winner

Hand-to-hand combat

  • Russian Union of Martial Arts
  • *Hand-to-hand Combat Dynamo Champion
  • *Hand-to-hand Police Force Combat Medalist

Grappling